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📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.47727, 0.07895

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPicnic spot

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +77 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Feather-moss, Common Cord-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Feather-moss, Common Cord-moss, Crescent-cup Liverwort +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

63 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Green Chain Walk section 1 linkWalking route
Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route
The LineWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Explore Charlton TrailWalking route

fully waymarked and info-boarded, although actually all the paths used are already part of the 'Green Chain Walk', and the boards state it is a 'Green Chain Circular Trail'

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
link to Falconwood stationWalking route

Signposts link from Falconwood station to the Green Chain Walk

Named routeRef G-CRegional walking route
Capital Ring link to Falconwood stationWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

234 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The Leaway (detour)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 1Cycling route

NCN 1 Cross Peninsula Route

Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Route (1)Cycling route

Labelled as a 'National Cycle Network link' on https://osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/ncn

Named routeRef (1)Local cycle route
LCN 64 (detour)Cycling route
Named routeRef (64)Local cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Ennis Road, Plumstead Common

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ennis Road, Plumstead Common

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉OXLEAS WOODNature reserve1.5 km→🌱Charlton ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Well Hall PleasaunceUrban park3.1 km→🌱Barrier ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Thames Barrier ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Sutcliffe ParkUrban park4.2 km→

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